Brussels sprout flavour gin divides opinion – but would you try it?

Brussels sprout flavour gin has landed and is available to buy online in the run-up to the festive season.

It may be the Christmas tipple no one ever asked for, but Pickerings Gin have seen fit to include the divisive flavour as part of their festive gin baubles collection.

The brand announced the new, six-flavour-strong line yesterday in an Instagram post shared with its 10,900 followers. The other “fabulously festive” flavours also include Festive Cranberry, Christmas Clementine, Spiced Pear and Cinnamon, Plum and Ginger and Figgy Pudding.

In an Instagram story pinned to the top of its account, the brand described the Brussels sprouts flavour using the phrases: “Herbaceous, savoury, distinctive, sprouty, fresh green pepper”.

Expanding further in a statement shared with Wales Online, the brand said: "This year, we fulfilled the Christmas destiny of 10,000 lonely and forgotten Perthshire sprouts by distilling them and creating the world’s first Brussels sprout gin.

The new gin flavour has faced a mixed reaction on social media, with some taking against the idea.

“Sprout gin, really? I love me a sprout but separate from my gin,” was one of the comments.

Responding to one follower’s somewhat sceptical comment – the user wrote “Brussel sprout flavour” with a “see no evil” monkey emoji – the brand wrote, “It's well worth a try! Makes for a surprising taste sensation!”

Other followers didn’t need convincing, with one commenting, “love sprouts”.